"I can't believe Snape paired me off with Parkinson! I'll never get anything done this year with the whore of Hogwarts as my partner!" Ron whined as he walked out of dinner with Harry and Hermione.
"Maybe if you actually did your work you wouldn't have a problem" Hermione replied searching in her bag for something.
"You act as your happy to be paired off with a Slytherin!" Ron exclaimed.
"Well it just so happens that I was paired off with my co-head. We're going to be working together all year anyway," she said in annoyance glaring at Ron.
"Well it could be worse, I could've been paired up with Malfoy" Ron said giving Harry a sympathetic look.
"Ron, now that the war is over we should be concentrating on promoting unity, I think we should all try to make friends in other houses. And who knows? Maybe the Slytherins aren't all bad!" Hermione exclaimed before stomping off.
"What's her problem?" Ron asked Harry.
"Who knows…" Harry replied distantly.
"You all right mate?" Ron asked his green-eyed friend.
"Yeah… I'm gunna go for a walk… I'll see you in the common room" Harry said walking in the opposite direction, leaving Ron alone.
"What's with everyone today?" Ron asked himself out loud.
"You Gryffindors are all sexually frustrated" came a slow drawl from his left.
Ron turned to see his new potions partner leaning against the brick wall.
"Where the bloody hell did you come from?" Ron asked taking a step back.
"The Ravenclaw dorms" Pansy replied examining her fingernails. Ron rolled his eyes and started walking toward the Gryffindor common room.
"Hey! Wait! I wanna ask you something" she said walking after him.
"What?" he asked not slowing down, luckily she was quite tall for a girl and easily kept up with him.
"Do you have a thing for Granger?" She asked bluntly
"A thing?" he asked dumbly. Pansy gave a frustrated growl and rolled her eyes.
"Do you like her? Want to shag her silly and make lots of babies" she drawled slowly.
"Uh no" he said looking at her questioningly.
"Really? So you wont mind it if I set her up with a friend of mine?" she asked watching him closely.
"Well why would you want to do that?" he asked.
"For fun" she replied.
"Why should I let you? Hermione's my best friend, I don't want her to get hurt" Ron said stopping to look at the girl beside him.
"She won't get hurt, it's just that I've found someone beyond perfect for her…" Pansy said.
"Who?" Ron asked curiously.
"I cant tell you" Pansy said simply.
"Why not?" he asked angrily.
"Don't get miffed… I can only tell you on one condition" she said.
"Ok" he said eagerly.
"You have to promise to help me get them together." Pansy said, trying to hide her smile.
"Well who is it?" he asked again.
"Nah ah… you have to promise first" she said holding up her finger.
"Fine, Fine… I promise to help you," he said rolling his eyes.
"Good…" she said smiling.
"Well who is it?" he asked.
"Blaise Zabini… the head boy" Pansy said with a sly smile.
"What!? The Slytherin!! No way… Hermione would never go with a Slytherin" Ron exclaimed. Pansy narrowed her amber eyes at him and he took a step back.
"Look just help me by doing as I say and both of our friends will end up extremely happy" Pansy said through gritted teeth. Ron looked at the small girl with hesitation before nodding mutely.
"Good… Now excuse me I have some important business to tend to," She said turning quickly and gracefully.
"What's with today?" Ron asked out loud.
"What's with today, today?" One of the portraits piped. Ron gave the portrait a fleeting glare before quickly walking to the Gryffindor common room.
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